How do I change my CD Key?

[DontBeSoMayo]

So, I got global banned for the first time along with several others, and I notice everyones saying, "Well, there goes another 10 dollars."
Which raises the question, where are you buy CD Keys for Arma2/OA from for $10?

I had a friend who got banned the other day, and apparently according to him, he opened his registry and generated his own Key and was unbanned in 10 minutes. However I don't know the legitimacy of his claim.

I don't care if I have to buy a key, I just would like to know where to get them from, and how I can change it without having to completely reinstalling the game through steam.

Thanks.

Just create a new steam account and go to the "Add game" button on the bottom left, and hit Activate a product on steam. You'll already have the files on your computer and not have to reinstall.

[SleeK0701]

Just create a new steam account and go to the "Add game" button on the bottom left, and hit Activate a product on steam. You'll already have the files on your computer and not have to reinstall.

So you have to create a brand new account every single time? Seems like a hassle.

---------- Post added at 08:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:30 PM ----------

Apparently he went to his OA key in his registry and changed a number in it and he was automatically unbanned. Thoughts?